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Geet and Sangeet cinema halls closed down again
08:46 AM, 03 Aug 2025 SundayTwo of Dhaka’s oldest single-screen theatres — Geet and Sangeet — have once again shut down operations due to the ongoing crisis in the Bangladeshi film industry, marked by a lack of quality new releases and a sharp decline in audience turnout...
Drives on ahead of August 5-8 amid sabotage fears
10:06 PM, 02 Aug 2025 SaturdayLaw enforcement agencies across Dhaka have intensified a sweeping security operation in response to intelligence warnings of potential sabotage and unrest between August 5 and 8, with fears of coordinated attempts to destabilise the capital during a politically sensitive period.
Jamaat chief may return home in a week: Surgeon
09:33 PM, 02 Aug 2025 SaturdayThe heart bypass surgery of Dr Shafiqur Rahman, Amir of Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami, was successfully completed on Saturday at United Hospital in the capital, according to cardiologist Dr Jahangir Kabir, who led the surgical team.
Yunus never spoke against Hasina’s misrule: Maj (Retd) Hafiz
09:08 PM, 02 Aug 2025 SaturdayBNP Standing Committee member Major (Retd) Hafiz Uddin Ahmed sharply criticised the interim government’s advisers, accusing them of failing to oppose former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina’s 17-year “misrule and oppression.”
Flight Expert 'vanishes' with clients’ money
08:42 PM, 02 Aug 2025 SaturdayThe managing director of Flight Expert, a once-popular online flight and travel booking platform in Bangladesh, has reportedly gone missing, sparking widespread rumours that he has absconded with a large sum of customer money.
Argentina clinch 3rd place in Copa América Femenina
08:34 PM, 02 Aug 2025 SaturdayArgentina clinched third place in the Copa América Femenina with a dramatic 5–4 penalty shootout victory over Uruguay in a gripping third-place playoff on Saturday in Quito, Ecuador.
Dhaka to ink worker recruitment deal with Riyadh in 2-3 weeks
08:23 PM, 02 Aug 2025 SaturdayExpatriate Welfare and Overseas Employment Adviser Asif Nazrul announced that Bangladesh will sign a landmark agreement with Saudi Arabia within the next 2-3 weeks to enhance the welfare and security of Bangladeshi migrant workers.
NCP to unveil manifesto titled ‘A New Bangladesh’ at Sunday’s rally
08:18 PM, 02 Aug 2025 SaturdayThe National Citizen Party (NCP) is set to launch its foundational 24-point vision manifesto, titled "A New Bangladesh", in a major public rally at the Central Shaheed Minar in Dhaka on Sunday, August 3.
US, Bangladesh bolster defence ties with joint military exercise ‘Tiger Shark’
06:54 PM, 02 Aug 2025 SaturdayThe United States and Bangladesh have successfully concluded Tiger Shark, a bilateral military exercise aimed at strengthening regional security, enhancing interoperability, and fostering mutual capabilities between their armed forces.
US deports 39 Bangladeshis on military aircraft amid harsh conditions
06:44 PM, 02 Aug 2025 SaturdayThirty-nine Bangladeshi nationals, including one woman, were forcibly repatriated to Bangladesh early Saturday aboard a US military C-17 transport plane, arriving at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport at 6:45 am.
PRAN-RFL recruits 2,000 in 22-year-old mill, eyes 12,000 more
06:24 PM, 02 Aug 2025 SaturdayIn a powerful revival of a long-dormant industrial legacy, PRAN-RFL Group, one of Bangladesh’s largest conglomerates, has successfully created 2,000 new jobs within just six months by reopening the state-run Rajshahi Textile Mills, now rebranded as Barendra Rajshahi Textile Limited under public-private partnership.
Women’s U-20 team departs for AFC Qualifiers
06:07 PM, 02 Aug 2025 SaturdayThe Bangladesh women’s under-20 football team departed Dhaka on Saturday, setting off for Laos to compete in the AFC U-20 Women’s Asian Cup Qualifiers 2026.